International Business and the Multinational Enterprise 2B (BS0038)

? Credit Points : 20 ? SCQF Level : 8 ? Acronym : MSE-2-IBME2Bh

The course will examine the role of the multinational enterprise and the process of foreign direct investment; issues relating to culture, technology, intellectual property rights and finance are discussed; the international regime and the interaction between governments and investors will also be reviewed. This course is designed to be complementary to International Business 2Ah.

Entry Requirements

? Pre-requisites : Business Studies 1 (BS0001) OR (Industrial Management 1 (BS0002) plus Techniques of Management (ME0002))

? Co-requisites : International Business: Globalisation and Trade 2A (BS0037)

Subject Areas

Home subject area

Business Studies, (Management School and Economics, Schedule H)

Delivery Information

? Normal year taken : 2nd year

? Delivery Period : Semester 2 (Blocks 3-4)

? Contact Teaching Time : 3 hour(s) per week for 10 weeks

First Class Information

Date	Start	End	Room	Area	Additional Information
09/01/2008	11:10	12:00	Lecture Theatre 1, Appleton Tower	Central

All of the following classes

Type	Day	Start	End	Area
Lecture	Wednesday	11:10	12:00	Central
Lecture	Friday	11:10	12:00	Central

? Additional Class Information : Plus tutorials (one hour per week for 8 weeks)

Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes

This course takes as its theme the strategies and operational activities of the multinational enterprise doing business in the global economy. This include an assessment of the relationship between MNEs and the host governments of the nations states in which the MNE locates its operations.